DeepStacks Poker Tour Championship Main Event Grants Benjamin Wilinofsky CA$223,359

Poker enthusiasts from near and far were more than eager to make their way to the premium poker festival DeepStacks Poker Tour Championship which recently came to its end at Calgary’s Grey Eagle Casino. Today BestCasinosCanada‘s team is going to review the true culminating point of this poker congregation featuring the Main Event and the last two events on the schedule.

Calgary became one of the heated arenas for poker clash fo titans on a global scale recently and this is visible by the high rates of interest towards participation in this poker festival. Just like in every other poker festival, the culminating point is none other than the Main Event which spanned over a total of four days this time.

Some 529 Players Register for Main Event

Starting on November 30 and progressing all the way to December 3, this poker tournament promised to bring its participants the largest cash prizes of this poker festival. This was guaranteed by the mandatory buy-in of CA$2,300 + CA$200 paid by each and every one of the entries. It came as no surprise to anyone that the overall number of individuals making their way to the poker event reached 529 at the end of the registration period.

With their joint efforts, the overall prize pool reached CA$1,155,867, meaning that the top positions on the official leaderboard at the end of the Final Table are eligible for some generous cash payouts. The said final push for the throne took place on December 3 and all survivors who made it this far were in for the cash. Only the top 67 positions on the official rank list managed to see a windfall.

The eventual champion who outplayed all rivals was Canadian Benjamin Wilinofsky claiming the top prize from this Main Event amounting to CA$223,359. He played in a heads-up duel against Steven Dharouge, another Canadian poker force on the felt. He claimed a bagful of CA$156,573 at the end of the Main Event.

Survivors Go Out with a Bang

Once this event was over, more riveting action was in order, as the poker congregation welcomed No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha – 8 Handed, the 9th event in Grey Eagle Casino. The buy-in for this tournament was CA$300 + CA$30 ranking it even higher on players’ list of priorities. Some 205 of them made their way into it, increasing the overall prize pool to CA$58,419.

Curtis Butler was the player who managed to make it all the way to the top, which resulted in a windfall of CA$14,371 to his name. The second place on the official leaderboard of this event was reserved for Peter Dewar, claiming a total of CA$9,975 for his deep run in the tournament. The last event of this poker festival was the beloved by many No Limit Hold’em – Bounty one, which drew 141 entries.

Each and every one of them had to pay some CA$400 + CA$40 in order to reserve a spot at one of the poker tables at the casino venue. Peter Chong was the player who claimed the throne and proved he was worthy of the top-prize CA$11,035. He became the last player to be paid out during this exciting poker festival which made many enthusiasts richer.